Untitled (Two Women at the Shore) 1947

This etching by Nahum Tschacbasov, titled *Untitled (Two Women at the Shore)*, presents a world fractured through linear abstraction. The composition layers geometric forms to create a landscape inhabited by stylized figures. Notice how Tschacbasov uses line to dissect the image into planes, creating a sense of depth and disorientation. The textures vary from smooth, flat areas to densely hatched zones, adding complexity to the monochromatic palette. The figures are rendered with an almost architectural precision, their features stylized into symbols. The semiotic density of this work is striking; the eye is not merely an organ of sight but a complex signifier, reflecting the artist's engagement with the inner and outer worlds. This print destabilizes our expectations, inviting us to question the nature of representation itself. Tschacbasov does not offer a mirror to reality, but a window into the construction of seeing.